First Baptist Church of Akron member Jo Claire Knott talks about a 1963 photo of her son John Knott and her late husband Leslie Bobbitt planting potatoes. The photo hangs on the church bulletin board. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)

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First Baptist Church of Akron member Paul Kuczkowski, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors, plows up land for a community garden around the church with a restored 1941 Ford tractor on Wednesday, in Akron. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)

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